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Better Fitness Gear applies overhead on the basis of direct labor hours. Five direct labor hours...

Better Fitness Gear applies overhead on the basis of direct labor hours. Five direct labor hours are required for each unit produced. Planned production for the period was set at 8,000 units. Budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead for the period is budgeted at $20,000 and variable manufacturing overhead is budgeted at $100,000. The 48,500 hours worked during the period resulted in production of 9,500 units. Actual manufacturing overhead cost incurred was $156,000. Required: Calculate the three overhead variances:

a. Total Spending Variance

b. Total Efficiency Variance

c. Total Volume Variance

d. Proof: Total Factory Overhead Variances

e. Interpret your variances

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Sales mix, multiple product breakeven, business risk, quality of information Keener produces two products: regular boomerangs...

Sales mix, multiple product breakeven, business risk, quality of information Keener produces
two products: regular boomerangs and premium boomerangs. Last month 1,200 units of regular and 2,400 units of premium were produced and sold. Average prices and costs per unit for the month are displayed here.
REGULAR PREMIUM

SELLING PRICE $22.15 $45.30

VARIABLE COSTS $4.31 $6.91

PRODUCT LINE FIXED COST $8.17 $24.92

CORPORATE FIXED COST $5.62 $5.62

OPERATING PROFIT $4.05 $7.85

A. Assuming the sales mix remains constant, how many units of premium will be sold each time a unit of regular is sold?
B. What are the total fixed product line costs for each product?

C. What are the total corporate fixed costs?

D. What is the overall corporate breakeven in total revenue and for each product, assuming thesales mix is the same as last month’s?

E.  What is the breakeven in revenues for regular boomerangs, ignoring corporate fixed costs?

F. Why is the breakeven for regular boomerangs different when we calculate the individual product breakeven versus the combined product breakeven?

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Horizontal Analysis of the Income Statement Income statement data for Boone Company for two recent years...

Horizontal Analysis of the Income Statement

Income statement data for Boone Company for two recent years ended December 31, are as follows:

    Current Year     Previous Year
Sales $486,400 $380,000
Cost of goods sold 415,800 330,000
Gross profit $70,600 $50,000
Selling expenses $21,240 $18,000
Administrative expenses 18,900 15,000
Total operating expenses $40,140 $33,000
Income before income tax $30,460 $17,000
Income tax expenses 12,200 6,800
Net income $18,260 $10,200

a. Prepare a comparative income statement with horizontal analysis, indicating the increase (decrease) for the current year when compared with the previous year. If required, round to one decimal place.

Boone Company
Comparative Income Statement
For the Years Ended December 31
Current year Amount Previous year Amount Increase (Decrease) Amount Increase (Decrease) Percent
Sales $486,400 $380,000 $ %
Cost of goods sold 415,800 330,000 %
Gross profit $70,600 $50,000 $ %
Selling expenses 21,240 18,000 %
Administrative expenses 18,900 15,000 %
Total operating expenses $40,140 $33,000 $ %
Income before income tax $30,460 $17,000 $ %
Income tax expense 12,200 6,800 %
Net income $18,260 $10,200 $ %

b. The net income for Boone Company increased by 79% between years. This increase was the combined result of an   in sales of 28% and   percentage   in cost of goods sold. The cost of goods sold increased at a   rate than the increase in sales, thus causing the percentage increase in gross profit to be   than the percentage increase in sales.

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Please answer questions 1 and 2 at the bottom. About Your Signature Assignment Signature/Benchmark Assignments are...

Please answer questions 1 and 2 at the bottom.

About Your Signature Assignment

Signature/Benchmark Assignments are designed to align with specific program student learning outcome(s) in your program. Program Student Learning Outcomes are broad statements that describe what students should know and be able to do upon completion of their degree.

Signature/Benchmark Assignments are graded with a grading guide or an automated rubric that allows the University to collect data that can be aggregated across a location or college/school and used for course/program improvements.

Read Case 3, Charitable Contributions and Debt: A Comparison of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/ALSAC and Universal Health Services in the Mastery of the Financial Accounting Research System (FARS) Through Cases book.

Write a response of 700 to 1,050 words in which you address the following questions from Case 3, Charitable Contributions and Debt: A Comparison of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/ALSAC and Universal Health Services:

  • Requirement A, 1-4.
  • Requirement B, 1-2.
  • How would your answers to Requirements A and B differ if the government owned and operated the hospital?

    Requirement B: Revenue Mix (Strategy-Related Considerations)

    The 10-K filing of Universal Health Services, Inc. describes the mix of revenue sources, as depicted in Table 5.3-3.

    Table 5.3-3: Patient Revenue Mix

    PERCENTAGE OF NET PATIENT REVENUES

    2000

    1999

    1998

    1997

    1996

    N/A-Not available (Source: 10-K filed 3/28/2001)

    Third Party Payors

    Medicare

    32.3%

    33.5%

    34.3%

    35.6%

    35.6%

    Medicaid

    11.5%

    12.6%

    11.3%

    14.5%

    15.3%

    Managed Care (HMOs and PPOs)

    34.5%

    31.5%

    27.2%

    19.1%

    N/A

    Other Sources

    21.7%

    22.4%

    27.2%

    30.8%

    49.1%

    Total

    100%

    100%

    100%

    100%

    100%

  • 1. How does this revenue mix compare with the revenue blend of the not-for-profit entity, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (ALSAC)? Access the latest SEC filing and compare the reported revenue mix; has it changed?
  • 2. What does that imply as to the strategies of investor-owned hospitals in managing risk and ensuring adequate capital relative to not-for-profit entities? An opportunity exists to explore the greater social and political questions that are frequently debated about the compatibility of profit-oriented entities and quality of health care, relative to not-for-profit entities. As background, identify what the latest SEC filings report concerning charity care.

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What is accrual accounting basis? Support your answer with examples What is cash basis accounting?     Support...

  1. What is accrual accounting basis? Support your answer with examples
  2. What is cash basis accounting?     Support your answer with examples

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In 500 words minimum: Evaluate when dividends are taxable, who they are taxable to, and the...

In 500 words minimum: Evaluate when dividends are taxable, who they are taxable to, and the related tax consequences or benefits.

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Van Rushing Hunting Goods’ fiscal year ends on December 31. At the end of the 2021...

Van Rushing Hunting Goods’ fiscal year ends on December 31. At the end of the 2021 fiscal year, the company had notes payable of $20.0 million due on February 8, 2022. Rushing sold 5.5 million shares of its $0.25 par, common stock on February 3, 2022, for $16.5 million. The proceeds from that sale along with $3.5 million from the maturation of some 3-month CDs were used to pay the notes payable on February 8. Through his attorney, one of Rushing’s construction workers notified management on January 5, 2022, that he planned to sue the company for $1 million related to a work-site injury on December 20, 2021. As of December 31, 2021, management had been unaware of the injury, but reached an agreement on February 23, 2022, to settle the matter by paying the employee’s medical bills of $84,500. Rushing’s financial statements were finalized on March 3, 2022. Required:

1. What amount(s) if any, related to the situations described should Rushing report among current liabilities in its balance sheet at December 31, 2021?

2. What amount(s) if any, related to the situations described should Rushing report among long-term liabilities in its balance sheet at December 31, 2021?

3. What amount(s) if any, related to the situations described should Rushing report among current liabilities and long-term liabilities in its balance sheet at December 31, 2021 if the settlement agreement had occurred on March 15, 2022, instead?

4. What amount(s) if any, related to the situations described should Rushing report among current liabilities and long-term liabilities in its balance sheet at December 31, 2021 if the work-site injury had occurred on January 3, 2022, instead? (For all requirements, enter your answers in whole dollars.)

1 Current liability

2 Long-term liability

3 Current liability

Long term liability

4 Current liability

Long-term liability

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You are encouraged to research outside sources and, of course, cite them. Do not, however, quote...

You are encouraged to research outside sources and, of course, cite them. Do not, however, quote sources word-for-word, but rather, respond to the Discussion Forum Question in your own words.

1.     Identify four reasons that capital budgeting decisions by managers are risky.

2.     Why is an investment more attractive to management if it has a shorter payback period?

3.     Why should managers set the required rate of return higher than the rate at which money can be borrowed when making a typical capital budgeting decision?

4.     Why does the use of the accelerated depreciation method (instead of straight line) for income tax reporting increase an investment’s value?

After you’ve completed the questions above, please provide a brief explanation of how this information is important in managerial decision making. (500 minimum word count, references excluded)


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Bay Area Limos operates transportation services to Bay City airport. The price of service is fixed...

Bay Area Limos operates transportation services to Bay City airport. The price of service is fixed at a flat rate for each trip and most costs of providing the service are fixed for each trip. Betty Smith, the owner, forecasts income by estimating two factors that fluctuate with the economy: the fuel cost associated with the trip and the number of customers who would take trips. Looking at next year, Betty develops the following estimates of contribution margin (price less variable costs, including fuel) for the estimated number of customers. For simplicity, she assumes that the fuel costs (therefore the contribution margin per ride) and the number of customers are independent.

Contribution Margin
per Ride
  Scenario (Price - Variable cost) Number of Customers
  Excellent $ 45                 5,500                  
  Fair 35                 2,800                  
  Poor 20                 2,200                  

In addition to the costs of a ride, Betty estimates that other service costs are $42,000 plus $6 for each customer (ride) in excess of 2,800 rides. Annual administrative and marketing costs are estimated to be $20,000 plus 10 percent of the contribution margin.

Required:

Compute the total contribution, costs and operating profit for each of the scenario and each group of customer. (Input all amounts as positive values except losses which should be indicated with a minus sign. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

Contribution Margin Number of
Customers
Total
Contribution Margin
Service Costs Marketing &
Admin.
Operating
Profit(Loss)
  Poor $ 20       2,200      $ $ $ $
  Fair $ 35       2,200      $ $ $ $
  Excellent $ 45       2,200      $ $ $ $
  Poor $ 20       2,800      $ $ $ $
  Fair $ 35       2,800      $ $ $ $
  Excellent $ 45       2,800      $ $ $ $
  Poor $ 20       5,500      $ $ $ $
  Fair $ 35       5,500      $ $ $ $
  Excellent $ 45       5,500      $ $ $ $

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Randolph runs a lemonade stand and wants to make $150 in the next week. He sells...

Randolph runs a lemonade stand and wants to make $150 in the next week. He sells each cup of lemonade for $0.75, while the variable cost is $0.15 for the cups and ingredients. Fixed costs such as posters and signs are $15.

Calculate the following:

a. Contribution margin per unit sold

b. Contribution margin ratio

c. Breakeven point in units

d. Units to be sold to earn the targeted operating income

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You are the director of international operations for North and South America for Lenovo.  In 2015 you...

You are the director of international operations for North and South America for Lenovo.  In 2015 you developed a five-year marketing plan to aggressively market personal computers in Canada, Mexico and Brazil.  A key element of your plan called for meeting the competitive prices of HP and local manufacturers every step of the way.  In addition you planned to spend heavily on marketing.  Your yearly budget for marketing in the major target markets was set as follows:

Canada C$ 2,000,000

Mexico Pesos   5,000,000

Brazil Reals 1,000,000

Your 2015 price set in U.S.$ for your top selling laptop was $2,000 in each market. Market prices have declined 20% on a U.S$ basis over the years.

1.      What do your marketing budgets look like in 2015 and today in US$?

2.      What do the computer prices look like in local currencies in 2015 and today?

3.     What actions would you plan to take in each market to fulfill your goals while  

addressing current conditions? (Hint: look at the marketing expenditures and the prices together).

CURRENCY PROBLEM 2                           

You are the director of U.S. operations for Nissan.  In 2015, you developed plans for a new sports truck model, the Nissan Minimax to be sold at $30,000.  This model can be made in both the U.S. and Japan.  Gross margin (meaning margin after all direct costs) is approximately 50%.

1.         What is the cost of the Minimax to Nissan if it is made in

            Japan vs. made in the U.S. in 2015 and 2020, assuming

            no inflation?

2.         What actions would you recommend to the home office in

            Tokyo to address the current situation?

SPOT RATES FOR CURRENCY EXERCISE   

Country                       Spot Rates (3-11-15)                          Spot Rates (3-11-20)

Canada C$ 0.7683    0.7282

Mexico pesos 0.0646                                                 0.0474

Brazil  reals 0.3315 0.2133

Japan   yen                       0.0083 0.0095

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Security Technology Inc. (STI) is a manufacturer of an electronic control system used in the manufacture...

Security Technology Inc. (STI) is a manufacturer of an electronic control system used in the manufacture of certain special-duty auto transmissions used primarily for police and military applications. The part sells for $48 per unit and had sales of 24,950 units in the current year, 2018. STI has no inventory on hand at the beginning of 2018 and is projecting sales of 28,850 units in 2019. STI is planning the same production level for 2019 as in 2018, 26,900 units. The variable manufacturing costs for STI are $19, and the variable selling costs are only $0.30 per unit. The fixed manufacturing costs are $215,200 per year, and the fixed selling costs are $690 per year.

Required:

1. Prepare an income statement for each year using full costing.

2. Prepare an income statement for each year using variable costing.

3. Prepare a reconciliation of the difference each year in the operating income resulting from the full and variable costing methods.

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Selected financial statement data for Homer Company are presented below. Net sales $1,500,000 Cost of goods...

Selected financial statement data for Homer Company are presented below.
Net sales $1,500,000
Cost of goods sold 700,000
Interest expense 10,000
Net income 205,000
Current Assets (ending) $300,000
Fixed Assets (net) $400,000
Total assets (ending) $900,000
Current Liabilities $150,000
Long-term Liabilities $150,000
Total liabilities (ending) $300,000
Total stockholders' equity (ending) $600,000

Total assets at the beginning of the year were $800,000; total common stockholders' equity was $500,000 at the beginning of the period.

Instructions
Compute each of the following:
(a) Asset turnover
(b) Working Capital
(c) Return on assets
(d) Return on common stockholders' equity
(e) Current Ratio
(f) Ratio of Fixed Assets to Long-term Liabilities

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1. what is the difference between sole proprietorships and partnerships?briefly 2. what is the components balance...

1. what is the difference between sole proprietorships and partnerships?briefly

2. what is the components balance sheet and the income statement

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What are the major similarities and differences between IAS 32 Financial Instruments: Disclosure and Presentation and...

What are the major similarities and differences between IAS 32 Financial Instruments: Disclosure and Presentation and IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures?

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